The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-17
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


| his colleagues personally, though they regarded
| his political IDEAS eccentric in the extreme
THE next Congress, it is stated, will contain
| more than a dozen members who are or were
| owners writers newspapers. including
| Hit of Illinois, who is old shorthand re-
porter.
| ROSCOE CoNKL1NG is making a reputation as
swimmer. He is very fond of the sport and
his specially is floating. He float for hours
at time. The lung development he has OBJ
tanned orator stands him in coed stead
when he enters the water.
Mrs LANGTRY is fond of surf bathing and is
fine swimmer Last Friday she appeared on the
beach at Long Branch clad in a tight fitting jer-
sey suit of deep black. tastefully trimmed with
gold braid. She Owed through the pillows with
grace and vigor, and swan out as far as the end
OF the pier.
MARK TWAIN takes the summer dress ques-
ton by the horns He is according to one who
has him lately, not only robed in white,
like the ngels," but his suits made OF fine
linen. such as one sees constantly on the men in
the streets of Havana, and his hats of the
lightest straw.
LONDON Truth is authority for the statement
that "Mr. Andrew Carnegie intends to buy an
estate in Scotland and it is possible that he may
become the purchaser of Aboyne Castle, Lord
Huntley's family place in Aberdeenshire, which
is for sale with the home portion of the prop
erty. l understand that f115000 is the price
asked for this lot of the Aboyne estate"
CURIOUS result of the placing of electric
lights in front of the Treasury and other public
buildings at Washington has been extraor-
binary combination of spiders webs. The sp-
ders have discovered that flies. moths. ETC.,
are attracted by the light and hence their webs
are in some parts SO thick that parts of the
architectural ornamentation longer visi-
BILE.
KATKoFF, the great Russian editor. whose
death occurred few days ago, a warm ad-
mirer of America. He once said to native of
this country: IF you ever do Katkof the honor
to think of him again, remember him as a real
Russian who believes that Russia made for
the Russians, and as friend of your county
who believes that America was made for the
Americans"
ARCHDUKE ALBRIGHT, who celebrated or the
Sd his SEVENTEEN birthday, is the only Field
Marshal in the Austrian army. He deservedly
holds that rank in virtue of his achievements
during the Austro-Italian campaign of 1866 He
is the wealthiest OF all the Hapsburg princes
and very liberal in his contributions to chart
table objects. He is also generous patron of
art. and owns probably the most valuable col
lection of engravings in the world.
QUEEN MARGHERITA, of Italy. asked King
Humbert at the opening of the if he
thought her still young enough to white
muslin dresses. The King did not answer at
once. and his wife gradually became worried
his silence. At length. however, she received
from Paris six white dresses of the finest ma
terial and the most youthful style By such a
delicate and practical method did the gallant
Humhert show his confidence in his wife's beauty.
HERE three persons old as to demand
attention: Nicholas Rabo, born in Lorraine in
1892. member of the grand army of Napoleon,
now living near Beleville, Ill. and so vigorous
that he walks the street without cane. reads
without glasses, and shaves himself; Stephen
Wilmington, of Hudson, Mass, nearly 101 years
old, blind. and fast losing his mind; and Mrs.
Margaret Arnold, OF New Holland, Ohio, who
July was i10 years old, and who while bodily
quite we'll is failing men tally
PREPARATIONS are being made at the Chisel-
hurst Roman Catholic church for the removal of
the sarcophagus of the late Emperor Napoleon
III and the body of the late Prince Imperial to
the new mausoleum which the ex-Empress Eu-
genie has built at Marlborough. AS at present
arranged the Emperor's coffin is to be removed
from the sarcoDhagus, and to remaia at Chisel-
hurst for few weeks, while the Tomb itself is
being placed in the mausoleum. The sarcopha-
gus (which the Queen has presented to the ex-
Empress, and is TO contain the Princes cohin) is
already in its position at Marlborough.
JOHN Fl. ARNOLD, of Ballston, N. Y, has
curiosity in the shape of parrot. Some time
ago it was noticed that the bird would try and
follow Mr.. Arnold's little girl when she said the
Lords prayer retiring at night. The bird
has kept on from night to night, until he can re-
peat the whole prayer. Some evenings he will
repeat it several times But at other time
of the day is it possible to get him to repeat it.
and one can induce him to repeat it more
daughter. The parrot used to be very profane
but lately he has given up the habit of using
oatns.
THE "Parsee chair" is announced as the sue
cessor of the hammock. seashore correspond
emit who has seen one describes it as sort of
box or cradle of mahogany. with high back
and low sides. It is covered with Hindu rugs
and has two large, soft pillows worked in rich
Turkish embroidery. At each corner the chair
is supported by ropes which depend from the
roof and which run through hollow pieces of
mahogany, making the supports seem like
slender and flexible wooden columns In the
Parsee chair, 1t seems, ''a lady may lounge and
swing in the most luxurious of poses and the
most picturesque of Attitudes, without suffer
ing that curvature of the spine which the ham
mock entails. !"
SENATOR STocKBRIDGE, of Michigan, has a
big heart slowed away inside of his forty four
inch chest. One day some years ago he found
pretty. bright little girl in bake shop, where |
she employed crying bitterly. He asked |
her what was the matter, and soon learned that
her based the fact that she
couldn't go to school any more, but must there
after work for So month and her board He |
made inquiries elsewhere and learned that the |
girl was fourteen years of age and fine scholar
for one so young, and very ambitious to be
further advanced. The next day he sent her to
school, and she is now one of the brightest girls
in Vassar College, and thanks Francis B. Stock |
bridge for 1t all.
WITTY clown, by name Durow, has just
been compelled to leave st. Petersburg for carry
ing jokes too far. He was giving performance |
with pig trained to various feats. At the mans |
command the animal took up from the ground a |
number of Russian coins, including imperials |
and small silver and copper coins When, how |
ever. some ruble notes were thrown down. the |
pig refused to pick them up, though |
whipped Great amusement was caused by this |
discriminating act. and it was intensified a |
voice cried from the gallery to the clown, You
bockhead, if the Finance Minister could not |
raise the paper ruole in four months, how |
you expect a pig do It'll" Though a favorite |
with St. Petersburg audiences. the clown re- |
ceived orders to leave the city the following |
day.
TWENTY FOUR years ago Peter B. Leasing, now |
constable of Pottsgroye township, Pennsylvania,
was q member of the Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry, |
and in the fight at Brandy Station. Va, had a |